New York grabbed me too hard, as did adulthood.

- Ira Sachs

I like a film that makes the audience feel like they are in the middle of life as it is moving, and in a way, they are catching up. They are thrown into things.

- Ira Sachs

I've made four films about the destructive nature of relationships, of secrets and lies, and I think I'm no longer interested in that subject - which is a wonderful relief.

- Ira Sachs

I think it's interesting: What is the generational effect of the experience of being a gay person in America? For my generation, it was very difficult.

- Ira Sachs

I started making movies in the early '90s, a few years after I discovered 'the cinema' during a three month stay in Paris during which I watched 100s of films.

- Ira Sachs

You can be aware of the passing of time without being nostalgic.

- Ira Sachs

Without community events like NewFest, I don't think we'd have a queer cinema in America.

- Ira Sachs

Why do people stay in relationships that are tough from almost the very beginning?

- Ira Sachs

What's interesting to me is the distinction between my old life and my present life.

- Ira Sachs

There's a lot of things lost in the Digital Age.

- Ira Sachs

You can only begin to share life well when you think well of yourself.

- Ira Sachs

My films might have been queer - because I was - but they were not gay.

- Ira Sachs

Music Box has proven itself in a few short years to be a cutting edge distributor with a sophisticated understanding of both the market and cinema.

- Ira Sachs

Most simply but profoundly, I chose to live an honest life, which I think as a gay person is not a given.

- Ira Sachs

I've been close to two or three couples, gay and straight, who have been together for 45 years.

- Ira Sachs

I've always been interested in how the individual comes to know and accept him or herself, which I think has been hard for me.

- Ira Sachs

I think there's a fear of difference in American cinema.

- Ira Sachs

I realize I have strength as an artist and professional by embracing my difference instead of what makes me the same.

- Ira Sachs

I have been very influenced by the director Maurice Pialat, who I continue to be in conversation and conflict with and get inspiration from.

- Ira Sachs

I grew up thinking there was something called 'independent film,' which I wouldn't necessarily have had access to if there wasn't Sundance.

- Ira Sachs